patroon

English

Etymology

Dutch, ultimately from Latin patronus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

patroon (plural patroons)

1. (US) One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession, renamed as New York.

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

patroon m, f (plural patroons, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. boss

patroon n (plural patronen, diminutive patroontje)

1. pattern

patroon f, m (plural patronen, diminutive patroontje)

1. cartridge (of a firearm)